North Dakota Farmers Union has a new president following a vote at its annual convention. Delegates elected Matt Perdue as the next president during the organization's 99th annual convention last week in Bismarck. Perdue becomes just the tenth president in the group's history and, at 33 years old, the youngest to hold ...

Tickets are now available for the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce's annual awards banquet. The 95th annual banquet is scheduled for Thursday, January 22 at Harold Newman Arena. The evening will begin with a social hour at 5:30, followed by dinner and the awards program. The event will recognize local businesses, or...

Multiple area universities and colleges will be celebrating graduates this week, while another has wrapped up the fall semester as students head into winter break. Valley City State University's winter commencement ceremony will be held Thursday afternoon at 3:30 in Vangstad Auditorium. More than 120 undergraduate and ...

A fatal incident at a Wahpeton restaurant over the weekend remains under investigation. The Richland County Sheriff's Office said it received an emergency call to dispatch around 1:30 Sunday morning reporting a shooting at the Fryn' Pan Family Restaurant in Wahpeton. Deputies responded along with Wahpeton police and fo...

Firefighters in Grand Forks said they extinguished a minor fire at grain dehydrator. Crews said they responded Friday afternoon to the fire at the facility on the city's south side. The Grand Forks Fire Department reported heavy smoke and flames coming from the dehydrator when units arrived, and firefighters worked to ...

Health leaders are reshaping a long-standing North Dakota rural health conference for next summer. Organizers announced this week that the Dakota Conference on Rural Health will be reimagined when it returns June 3-4, 2026, at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. The conference is an annual gathering for healthcare profes...

Authorities have now identified the woman who died in a house fire south of Horace earlier this week. Law enforcement said the woman found dead in a on Wednesday has been identified as 64-year-old Rebecca Bass. She was discovered inside the home after fire crews were called to the scene Wednesday night, when the homeo...

North Dakota State University Extension will host the 2026 Western Soybean School Days on February 18 in Minot and February 19 in New Leipzig. These free, research-based educational events offer updates on soybean production and management, including crop populations, weed control research, storage options, and market ...

U.S. farmers are welcoming President Trump's newly announced $12 billion Farmer Bridge Assistance program, but many farmers including major ag groups say it won't come close to covering the deep financial losses caused by low crop prices, high production costs, and ongoing trade disputes. Economists estimate that farme...

An Arctic chill is gripping eastern North Dakota, with dangerous cold expected to last into the weekend. The National Weather Service says a Cold Weather Advisory is in effect for Jamestown and Stutsman County, with dangerously cold temperatures threatening people, pets, and livestock. Forecasters expect lows near four...